A police car has been involved in a crash on the Isle of Wight. It collided with a Volkswagen Golf which pulled out of a junction on The Broadway in Sandown at lunchtime today. Two people were injured, including a police officer. The injuries are not life threatening.

Several road closures are in place at the St John's Crescent junction with Avenue Road, the Avenue Road junction with Broadway, the Carter Street junction with St Johns Crescent, and the Grove Road junction with Broadway.

Detectives on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses after three people threatened a man in his own home and demanded money.

It happened on Monday, January 5th shortly before 7pm at a house in Lea Road, Sandown.

The victim was sitting on his bed when three people, he describes as youths who had their faces covered, got into the property through the front door. They went into the bedroom where one of them threatened the man demanding cash, while the other two looked around the room.

The victim then went to get up. This spooked the trio who then rushed out. The victim made his way to the front door and believes he saw one of the three making off towards New Road.

He believes they were all being aged between 16 and 20 and slim. He has told officers one had blue eyes and freckles and was about 5ft 6 inches tall. The second youth was slightly shorter and the third one he describes as being of mixed race and about 6ft tall.

"This kind of incident is very unusual on the Island and we are keen to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area around the time it happened. We’d also like to hear from anyone who has any other information about the crime.”

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A man whose body was found on the pavement on the Isle of Wight has been named by police. He was 44-year-old Christopher William Parsons, of Arnolds Yard, Brading. Mr Parsons was found lying on the pavement in Cross Street just after 11pm on Friday, July 4th.

Despite attempts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death has yet to be determined. Further toxicology tests will now be carried out. However Mr Parsons does not appear to have suffered any visible injuries.

A 50-year-old man from Sandown who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released without charge. He was also arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply heroin and has been bailed until September 29.

We are still in the very early stages of our investigation and are keeping an open mind about what has happened. At the moment, we are treating the cause of this man’s death as unexplained. We’ve already had a good response from members of the public who were in the Cross Street area last night and I would like to thank them for their assistance.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in the street on the Isle of Wight. Officers were called by the ambulance service to reports of a man lying on the pavement in Cross Street, Sandown last night. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The area of Cross Street and North Street remains closed while specialist officers conduct their enquiries at the scene.

A post mortem examination is due to take place today. At this time, the man’s death is being treated as unexplained.

Although formal identification has yet to take place, the deceased is believed to be a 44-year-old local man. His next of kin has been informed. A 50-year-old man from Sandown has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody.